Abel Salazar

• Died: Oct 21, 1995
• Occupation: Actor, Director, Writer
• Active: '40s-'60s
• Major Genres: Horror, Drama
• Career Highlights: The Man and the Monster, The Living Head, El Vampiro
• First Major Screen Credit: La Virgen Morena (1942)

Biography

Actor, producer, and screenwriter Abel Salazarspecialized in "so-bad-they're-good" low-budget Mexican horror movies of the '50s and '60s such as El Baron de Terror (Brainiac) (1961) and El Ataud del Coffin (The Vampire's Coffin) (1957). Salazar launched his career in 1945 with Satan's Five Warnings. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide